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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 'The Marriage of Figaro,' right in time with the 21st century

    Suffice to say that Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte weren't thinking about Proposition 8 when they composed "The Marriage of Figaro."
    Suffice to say that Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte weren't thinking about Proposition 8 when they composed "The Marriage of Figaro." The 1786 comic opera follows bullying Count Almaviva's efforts to invoke droit du seigneur to sexually conquer...

    Tags: Starbucks Corp., Family, Frank Gehry, Marriage, Entertainment Events

    2. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. LACMA executives moving to Variety building

    The Times' Money & Co. blog has reported that top executives at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will be moving offices to the Variety building, which is across the street from the museum campus at 5900 Wilshire Blvd.
    The Times' Money & Co. blog has reported that top executives at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will be moving offices to the Variety building, which is across the street from the museum campus at 5900 Wilshire Blvd. Museum officials will move into...

    Tags: Arts, Museums, Entertainment Events, Artists, Arts and Culture

    3. May 2, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Penny Pritzker nominated for Commerce secretary

    Tribune staff
    Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the new Secretary of Commerce on Thursday, in an expected move that could prove controversial for the longtime political supporter and fundraising heavyweight....

    Tags: Sally Jewell, Millennium Park, Chicago Teachers Union, Politics, Career and Workplace

    4. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. LACMA draws up ambitious plans for a $650-million new look

    At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, an acclaimed Swiss architect is hoping to pull off what an acclaimed Dutch one could not.
    At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, an acclaimed Swiss architect is hoping to pull off what an acclaimed Dutch one could not. Next month LACMA will publicly unveil a $650-million plan by Pritzker Prize winner Peter Zumthor for a dramatic new museum...

    Tags: Frank Gehry, Artists, Entertainment Events, Standards, Renzo Piano

    5. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Ed Ruscha, Wang Shu named to Time 100 list

    Los Angeles artist Ed Ruscha and Chinese architect Wang Shu have been named to Time magazine's new list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The annual list, which features personalities from politics, business, sports and culture, was released on Thursday.
    Los Angeles artist Ed Ruscha and Chinese architect Wang Shu have been named to Time magazine's new list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The annual list, which features personalities from politics, business, sports and culture, was...

    Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Arts, China, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture

    6. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Motion Picture Academy unveils new drawings for film museum

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has unveiled new concept drawings for its film museum — including a giant, domed theater structure — to open in 2017 at the historic May Co. building on the LACMA campus at Fairfax Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard.
    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has unveiled new concept drawings for its film museum — including a giant, domed theater structure — to open in 2017 at the historic May Co. building on the LACMA campus at Fairfax Avenue and...

    Tags: Movies, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Architecture, Renzo Piano

    7. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Japanese architect Toyo Ito, 71, wins Pritzker Prize

    In a return to form for the most prestigious award in architecture, Japan's Toyo Ito has won this year’s Pritzker Prize.
    Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic
    In a return to form for the most prestigious award in architecture, Japan's Toyo Ito has won this year’s Pritzker Prize. After honoring younger and lesser-known figures in recent years -- including 49-year-old Chinese architect Wang Shu in 2012 --...

    Tags: Kazuyo Sejima, Skype, Ryue Nishizawa, Artists, Japan

    8. Mar 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Will Penny Pritzker become the next U.S. commerce secretary?

    In late 2009, President Barack Obama appeared on "60 Minutes" and said "fat-cat bankers" were smothering his efforts to craft new rules for Wall Street.
    In late 2009, President Barack Obama appeared on "60 Minutes" and said "fat-cat bankers" were smothering his efforts to craft new rules for Wall Street. As soon as the reforms cleared Congress six months later, the president's top advisers launched a...

    Tags: Millennium Park, LaSalle Bank, Heart Attack, Property, Chicago Cultural Center

    9. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. L.A. Phil announces 2013-14 season: From Amadeus to Zappa

    The music will range from A to Z -- Amadeus to Zappa, that is -- when the Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates its 10th anniversary season at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2013-14. In marking the occasion, the Phil also will attempt both to look back at the hall's origins and face toward its future.
    The music will range from A to Z -- Amadeus to Zappa, that is -- when the Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates its 10th anniversary season at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2013-14. In marking the occasion, the Phil also will attempt both to look back at...

    Tags: Concerts, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Frank Zappa, Frank Gehry, Entertainment Events

    10. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Ada Louise Huxtable dies at 91; renowned architecture critic

    Ada Louise Huxtable, the architecture critic who in two decades of writing for the New York Times became a powerful force in shaping New York City and was better known than many of the architects she was covering and certainly more feared, has died. She was 91.
    Ada Louise Huxtable, the architecture critic who in two decades of writing for the New York Times became a powerful force in shaping New York City and was better known than many of the architects she was covering and certainly more feared, has died. She...

    Tags: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Getty Center, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Museum of Modern Art

    11. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Rem Koolhaas to curate 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale

    Dutch starchitect Rem Koolhaas has been tapped to curate one of architecture's most high-profile events -- the Venice Architecture Biennale. Koolhaas will curate the 2014 edition of the Biennale, taking over from British architect David Chipperfield, who directed this year's edition. 
    Dutch starchitect Rem Koolhaas has been tapped to curate one of architecture's most high-profile events -- the Venice Architecture Biennale. Koolhaas will curate the 2014 edition of the Biennale, taking over from British architect David Chipperfield,...

    Tags: Board of Directors, Entertainment Events, Rem Koolhaas, The Getty

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